Israel airport says operations unaffected after Hezbollah claims missile attack

A picture shows an airplane on the tarmac at Israel鈥檚 Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on November 6, 2024. (AFP)
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  • 鈥淏en Gurion airport is open and operating as normal for takeoffs and landings,鈥� the authority鈥檚 spokeswoman said
  • Lebanon鈥檚 Hezbollah said it fired missiles at an Israeli military base near the airport on Wednesday, the first such attack in more than a month of war

TEL AVIV: Israel鈥檚 airports authority said operations at its main airport near Tel Aviv were not affected after Hezbollah claimed it fired missiles at an Israeli military base nearby on Wednesday.
鈥淏en Gurion airport is open and operating as normal for takeoffs and landings,鈥� the authority鈥檚 spokeswoman, Liza Dvir, told AFP, adding that the runway had been unaffected.
Lebanon鈥檚 Hezbollah said it fired missiles at an Israeli military base near the airport on Wednesday, the first such attack in more than a month of war.
In a statement, the Iran-backed group said the salvo of missiles targeted the Tzrifin military base near Ben Gurion International Airport, south of the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv.
Images posted on social media showed smoke rising near the airport while AFP photos from Ben Gurion showed no damage on the tarmac.
The Israeli military did not confirm whether the base had been targeted.
It said that 鈥渁pproximately 10 projectiles crossed from Lebanon鈥� following sirens in northern and central Israel.
鈥淢ost of the projectiles were intercepted and one fallen projectile was identified in central Israel,鈥� it added.